“Vampires. They wrote the book on possessive.”
“I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing and writing, went to conferences, joined professional organizations, hooked up with fellow writers in critique groups, and didn’t give up. Then I wrote one more book.”
“Honey, that book is about vampires. Those don't exist.”
“That settles it, no more books about vampire before bedtime.”
“When I first heard Twilight was a book about vampires that sparkled in the light and shape shifters/wolves eager to assist the vampires, I thought, Finally, a metaphorical book dealing with politicians and lobbyists.”
“I wouldn't write a book to tell you that a vampire was happy.”